CVE-2008-4101
Vim 3.0 through 7.x before 7.2.010 does not properly escape characters, which allows user-assisted attackers to (1) execute arbitrary shell commands by entering a K keystroke on a line that contains a ";" (semicolon) followed by a command, or execute…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (9.21%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Vim 3.0 through 7.x before 7.2.010 does not properly escape characters, which allows user-assisted attackers to (1) execute arbitrary shell commands by entering a K keystroke on a line that contains a ";" (semicolon) followed by a command, or execute arbitrary Ex commands by entering an argument after a (2) "Ctrl-]" (control close-square-bracket) or (3) "g]" (g close-square-bracket) keystroke sequence, a different issue than CVE-2008-2712.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 9.21% probability · 95th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- vim/vim
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/patches/7.2/7.2.010Exploit
- http://groups.google.com/group/vim_dev/attach/9290f26f9bc11b33/K-arbitrary-command-execution.patch.v3?part=2
- http://groups.google.com/group/vim_dev/attach/dd32ad3a84f36bb2/K-arbitrary-command-execution.patch?part=2Patch
- http://groups.google.com/group/vim_dev/browse_thread/thread/1434d0812b5c817e/6ad2d5b50a96668eExploit
- http://groups.google.com/group/vim_dev/msg/9290f26f9bc11b33Patch
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31592
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32222
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32858
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32864
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33410
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-457.htm
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-001.htm
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:236
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/11/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/11/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/16/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/16/6
- http://www.rdancer.org/vulnerablevim-K.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0580.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0617.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0618.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495662
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495703
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502322/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30795
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.